Novel liquid biopsy technology lowers barriers for more efficient cancer diagnostics

A novel liquid biopsy technology is set to advance cancer diagnostics and monitoring by overcoming the long-standing ...
TCTMD

High-Sensitivity Troponin Testing on the Rise in the US but Still Limited

CHICAGO, IL—Just one in three US hospitals are currently using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) assays, although that number appears to be on the rise, according to results of a new study.
BioProcess International

Have We Finally Reached the End of In Vitro Testing? Positioning NGS in Your Biosafety Testing Strategy

Transcriptome-based NGS outperforms traditional viral testing with superior sensitivity, detecting viruses including novel ...
Healio

Combining genomics, drug sensitivity testing could be ‘invaluable’ cancer treatment tool

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A functional precision medicine approach produced significant objective response, PFS in children with cancer.
FierceBiotech

Precision medicine approach combining AI, DNA and drug testing shows gains against relapsed childhood cancers

Researchers have demonstrated that a functional precision medicine approach—combining artificial intelligence, DNA sequencing, mutation mapping and drug sensitivity testing—could feasibly help tackle ...
Medscape

High-Sensitivity Troponin Testing Linked to Lower Mortality in Patients With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome

Switching from a conventional to a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay in emergency departments is associated with a reduction in both mortality at 1 year and new admissions for myocardial ...
MedPage Today

What Role for High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Level Testing in ACS Patients?

A new study examined the potential value of serial high-sensitivity troponin testing in a cohort of more than 6000 patients with ACS. Absolute increases in hsTn values of ≥7 ng/L were associated with ...
News Medical

AI model matches high-sensitivity troponin testing in diagnosing heart attacks

An artificial intelligence (AI) model trained to detect blocked coronary arteries based on electrocardiogram (ECG) readings performed better than expert clinicians and was on par with troponin T ...
ascopubs.org

Improving the Sensitivity-Specificity Balance of Human Papillomavirus Testing on Self- and Clinician-Collected Samples in South Africa

Women living with and without HIV, age 30-65 years, were recruited in South Africa. Self-collected vaginal samples and clinician-collected cervical samples were tested with Xpert HPV, an assay that ...
Healio

Broad panels, IgG testing unnecessary for food intolerances, sensitivities

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Food allergies, intolerances and insensitivities are different. The presence of food-specific IgG has yet to be ...
EDN

Variable attenuators for receiver sensitivity testing

Wireless communication and sensing technologies are being integrated into nearly all electrified systems and are part of the justification for electrifying many other systems and technologies. From ...